When a person is uncomfortable with their teeth, they tend to cover their mouth or smile with their mouths closed. When someone doesn't like their hair, they weave, braid, or toss on a wig. What about when your face is covered in zits, pustules, redness? Well you can't where a veil and make up sometimes make things worse. I'm not sure of many things that eat a way a person's confidence like having a unhealthy or acne filled skin. I've been there...

My bestfriend gave birth last Monday! She is the closest thing I have to a sister so her giving birth was mind blowing and unbelievable to me. It got me thinking about the times we've discussed our future children and to think, the moment had arrived where future now became present. She made the announcement to me and a few of our other friends earlier this year and we were overjoyed. We knew he'd be due in December so we pretty much waited eagerly (or impatiently) the entire year for him to come.

Now that’s advice you haven’t received from the cultivate blog before! Yes, I am suggesting that you not only bake a pie, but you bake a BIG one. Here’s why. Did you know that when a vampire bat finds a source for food, it is unable to take in more food than it needs? It naturally shares its food with another bat. You’re probably wondering, why are we talking about bats if this post is about baking pies? Sure it is, but before we get into the pies…

Have you ever felt as if you were on the verge of a transition? Maybe you didn't know what, how, or exactly when, but you just felt your life was heading in the direction of change. Be it a career change, location, or even a change in your relationships, you know within your heart the shift is taking place. So what’s the hold up? Actually, don’t answer that just yet! This round is on me..

Yay, fall is HERE!!! Okay, so I know it actually started a couple of weeks ago, but the drop in temperature this week has made it more apparent to me that it’s really here and I LOVE it. Welcome warm drinks, yummy soups, cute clothes and shoes. Ahhh!! {selah} I'm a little late because on the actual first day of fall, I was relaxing on a beach on an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. As I got my first ever, full body massage on the beautiful Island of Bermuda, I thought to myself, “what a great way to TRANSITION into a new season.” I left behind the chaos, packed a carry-on, and I boarded the plane to what was paradise for me for one week.

I love the quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that says, "Anybody can be great because anybody can serve." Though spoken in year 1968, I would consider it one of the best explanations of the qualifications of greatness, reminding us of the value of helping others. If you think about it, our world is centered around service. Whether non-profit or for profit, we start businesses because we believe we have a skill or a product that will meet a need; and if your product doesn’t help someone, entertain someone, or make life more manageable for others, you don’t make a profit. I find it interesting that many are aware of how serving benefits others, but do not understand that helping others is actually good for them as well.